HPV vaccine that RFK once called "dangerous" credited for precancerous lesion rates plunge

By Rebecca Falconer

HPV vaccine that RFK once called "dangerous" credited for precancerous lesion rates plunge

By the numbers: Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. and the virus is responsible for some 10,800 cases of cervical cancer every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bottom line: The CDC findings add to growing global evidence that the uptake vaccine is helping to cut cases of cervical cancer.

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